Health and Nutrition Effects of Unhealthy Diet Non-communicable diseases and Childhood Obesity
"How Ads Created Global Junk Food Generation" by Saeed Kamali Denghan An unhealthy diet is a major cause of “non-communicable diseases” such as heart diseases, cancer, diabetes and strokes. Such diseases accounted for 66% of deaths in Nepal in 2017. A report this year by the UN’s children agency, Unicef, found that 43% of Nepalese children are either stunted or overweight. “The situation regarding junk food is very worrisome in Nepal,” says Atul Upadhyay of the global health organisation Helen Keller International, who is featured in UCL’s Nepal film study, produced in collaboration with the Kathmandu-based centre for research on environment, health and population activities. “Children are eating more unhealthy food than they are eating healthy food.” © 2022 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. Question Use the passage to answer the question. Reread the boldfaced phrase. What is the main purpose for including this description? (1 point) Responses to instill concern to instill concern to foster sympathy to foster sympathy to make a logical argument to make a logical argument to establish credibility
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The main purpose for including the description "An unhealthy diet is a major cause of 'non-communicable diseases' such as heart diseases, cancer, diabetes and strokes. Such diseases accounted for 66% of deaths in Nepal in 2017" is to establish credibility. This statement provides factual information and statistics to support the claim being made about the worrisome situation regarding junk food in Nepal.
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